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We love face-offs at CNBC. And it looks like we have one today…over bonds.
Two major brokerages are taking opposite sides over whether or not a long awaited sell off in the bond market is here.
"The bond sell-off: It's for real," Goldman Sach's fixed income analysts said in a research note released on Friday, pointing to a recent uptick in Treasury yields.
"In our opinion, the market has overreacted," countered UBS in a note from its analysts.
Central to both opinions is the guessing game surrounding the Federal Reserve's bond buying through its so-called quantitative easing program (QE3). As the economy improves and the need for the program wanes, the Fed is expected to "taper" off the bond buying. When that happens, or when the market collectively thinks it is about to happen, bond prices are expected to generally sink as a major buyer leaves the market.
Recent comments from Fed officials, and testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in particular, led to slight drop in Treasury bond prices and a rise in their corresponding yields recently.
Those jitters, plus some growth concerns and developments in Japan, lay behind Goldman Sach's bond sell off declaration on Friday.
"Our end-2013 forecast for 10-year U.S. Treasurys remains 2.5 percent, above the forwards, and we will be looking for other opportunities to trade the market from the short side," Goldman declared. (Read more about Goldman's opinion here)
But UBS countered that "the market seems to be overreacting to the slim possibility that the Fed could begin tapering fairly soon."
"We were surprised by the Treasury sell-off last week in response to the various Fed speakers. Chairman Bernanke's testimony to the Joint Economic Committee seems particularly even handed," the UBS analysts declared in the note. "…Sure, the Fed could taper in the next couple of months, but it still seems very unlikely."
Indeed, UBS argued that the 10-year Treasury note, currently trading at a yield of around 2.17 percent, is roughly 50 basis points over-valued.
To use an old cliché and state the obvious, only time will tell who's right. And while it's entertaining to watch the face off, it's important to remember the debate is critical to bond market investors. If you own bonds right now, mistiming when they might decline in value could cost you a lot of money.

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The government of the United States is running $1 trillion budget deficits annually. It also faces tens of trillions in unfunded liabilities, primarily in Medicare, the health care system for retirees. On its current course, the government will become insolvent, which is to say unable to meet its obligations and promises.
Currently in Washington, lawmakers and the president are fashioning what is presumed to be a compromise that will avoid upcoming (Jan. 1) spending cuts and tax hikes so that the nation will not slip into another recession. A recession would have a negative impact on government revenues, complicating the budget problems, in addition to hurting citizens. As part of the compromise, it is assumed that lawmakers will craft some type of pact to also deal with the long-term structural budget problems. We'll see. In any case, there is something important that the public should know:
When Washington talks about budget cuts, they are not talking about actual, year-to-year cuts in spending. Spending will continue to rise from 2012 to 2013 to 2014 and so on. So what are they talking about? The "cuts" are reductions in increases. Even after a budget compromise, the nation will continue to run budget deficits each year. They'll just be smaller.
So, in Washington, if you run a $1 trillion deficit, that's troubling. If you trim it to $500 billion, you think you have accomplished something. Putting off the day of reckoning, perhaps?
What the country needs is real reform. Fiscal sanity should work this way: The government figures out how much it can raise in taxes without hurting economic growth. (Its goal should be low taxes in a competitive world economy.) After revenues are known, spending priorities can be established. Spending should then match revenues, which grow with the economy.


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In the windy, fast conditions, the Dukes fought to shoot a 22-over 310 to finish at 39-over 903 in fourth place, six shots behind East Carolina in third at 33-over 897. Campbell took team honors for the third time in tournament history with a tournament-low 287 in the final round to finish at 6-over 870. Mississippi State rallied in the final round with a 5-over 293 to move up to third at 27-over 891, while East Carolina placed third at 33-over 897. East Tennessee State and Chattanooga tied for fifth at 40-over 904.
Freshman Karishma Thiagaraj (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) had her first-ever collegiate top-20 finish, tying for 16th at 7-over 223, while junior Ginger Mak (North Point, Hong Kong/The International School of Macao) and sophomore Shabril Brewer (Herndon, Va./Westfield) also finished in the top 20, tying for 19th at 10-over 226. Sophomore Maria Andrea Legaspi (Quezon City, Philippines/St. Paul College-Pasig) tied for 30th at 12-over 228 while sophomore Nikola Wessels (Muenster, Germany/Marienschule Muenster) finished 92nd at 37-over 253. Playing as an individual, freshman Kelsey Solan (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley) tied for 93rd at 38-over 254.
East Carolina's Frida Gustaffson Sprang won from wire-to-wire, finishing at 4-under 212, three shots better than co-runner ups Lisbeth Brooks of Campbell and Mississippi State's Ally McDonald at 1-under 215. Brooks shot a 5-under 67 in the final round, the low individual 18 of the tournament.
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Over the past 2 years i have had many kind artists help me out and guide me along the way. A few have given great critique and advice, but they are too busy to always critique. some have given good critique but not really explaining in depth. and Most just say "hey thats cool" and give a good word of encouragement. all of them are good. im not complaining.
But! i have come to figure out my own way of critique myself. While its good to get advice, no one can teach you better than yourself. When you get that feeling there is something wrong or "not working" with an image as you paint... stop! dont draw or paint anymore until you figure out what it is. step away for awhile, flip the image, turn it upside down, and sideways. check it against the principles and elements of design::::
here i have made a chart: this should be read from the center out. you see, the elements and principles are surrounding the smallest circle. Story, Mood, Idea, Concept. your image should orbit around whatever that is for you. to the side of the circle there are some pointers i picked up from books and various places. Following the image there is a "Do's and Dont's of Art" list. If you guys want to add pointers to the Do's and Dont's list, feel free to post right here in this thread. ill update list.
DO's and DONT's OF ART
Do consider WHAT you are painting: what about the image is most important. get that done first. everything else can have less attention.
Do light your image early on and stick to light source. light falls and rises on planes creating smooth and hard edges.
Do back light or side light the focal point to make it stand out.. usually with complementary color. oh and limit the highlights.
Do check your image as you progress against the art circle to make sure you are following the principles. is there variety? is there harmony, contrast, unity, etc...
Do position the subject or focal point in interesting angles and in the sweet spots of the canvas. (i.e. rule of thirds)
Do add detail in the foreground and less detail in the receding shapes to create depth.
Do compare your image to an artist you look up to. see what the differences are and how you can attain that same level. ASK YOURSELF WHY? your favorite artist did what he (or she) did.
Do consider the material / subject you are painting and how it reacts to light, its surroundings, and gravity. check against references.
Do create variety by not having two intervals the same. for example. dont have two objects the same size, for they will compete for attention. unless you are making an Alien vs Predator poster.
Do find the planes of an object. Watch the angle of surface form as it changes, then record the tone of value cause by the change of angle.
Don't start an image from a a photograph. it will crutch your skills and you will not be able to start an painting without the use of a photo. learn the basics of drawing and construct your image from scratch. use photo references loosely.
Don't just draw a character on a white background. at least add a hint of a setting or textured background. but this is debatable.
Don't crop your image on joints. your character will look like an amputee.
Don't be afraid of subtle value and color shifts. Otherwise the image will look unfinished and flat.
Don't guess anatomy. if you are having trouble drawing a body part, it means you don't understand the anatomy. go research it.
Don't reinvent the wheel. chances are someone already made the same mistakes you did. Go to the forums and see what advice other artist are getting. Learn from their mistakes also.
Don't use lens flare. Ever!
Don't use photoshop filters by themselves. they will make your image flat and lazy. Use them as a starting point and then paint over it.
Don't just start drawing or painting and shuffle and add things around as you go. This isnt a jigsaw puzzle. Doing this will most likely end in frustration and failed painting. Plan your composition, value scale and palette with thumbnails.
Don't add details all over the image. or in shadow areas. keep the details in the midtone areas and only near the focal point(s)
Don't paint individual strands of hair. it will look like a head of straw. Paint thick locks of hair starting from dark to light. building up the light, and making smaller and smaller locks of hair. add soft stray hairs going in random directions for a more realistic look. Hair is reflective like skin and will reflect its surrounding colors
BALANCE LINE: the line of balance runs from the sternum down to the weight bearing foot. when both feet are supporting the weight. the line of balance falls between the feet.. you can make any pose you want, just as long as one foot falls under the pit of the sternum.
BONE LANDMARKS: the bony areas on this image are marked in dark bold strokes. this is where you use to measure your proportions. also you can place accents of dark or light (depending on your light source) in these areas to to emphasize your light source.
CONCAVE / CONVEX: the muscles and bones of the torso act like a fold and tuck process. where there are bone landmarks, there is a tuck / or depression of muscle. this is usually in shadow. muscles are folded on top of bone and are convex in nature. so naturally they will have highlights and be in the light more.
INTERCONNECTING LINES. call it what you will, interconnect or crossing over. if you apply this to your figures, it will bring more realism to the pose. when overlapping is used with the element of line, this creates an illusion of depth and roundness. especially true in foreshortening.
Law of motion: drawing is a long chain of events. IF one body part is drawn, it should then determine the position of the next. if you make an error in the early stages of a scene or figure drawing, it can affect everything else in a unsuccessful way.
im sure you have heard of a the scientific genius, sir isaac newton. without going into a science lesson, one of his many laws, is the law of motion. it is simplified to "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" now he was talking about particles and atoms. but this is also true in the human figure. if one shoulder goes up or thrust out, the other thrust back, or drop down. if the left arm is moved forward, the right leg is moved forward, along with a twisting torso, to maintain balance and motion. this may seem obvious in large gestures, such as running. I bring this up because you can also use this to make new and interesting poses. or to make mediocre pose more dynamic.
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The full set of information on activities and resources for each work area is available from the
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The SBSTA concluded the review of the NWP at its thirty-fourth
session and also requested the secretariat to undertake interim activities
under the Nairobi work programme, detailed in document
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The COP decision adopted in Durban further requests the SBSTA to reconsider, at its
thirty-eighth session, the work areas of the NWP with a view to making recommendations to the
COP at its nineteenth session on how best to support the objectives of the work programme; this
process would further inform the organization of potential future areas of work that could also
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There is a known bug regarding font styles being repeated.See this link to see if it is similar:
What are you doing and where do you see this from?
Mac or PC?
hi, im on a pc using windows 7
i'm also having occasional issues with keys not working such as v and c, strange.
restarting pshop got rid of that though.
I get the repeated font Styles.
Mac 10.6.8
Hi Charles,
Would you happen to have a bootable backup volume or Time Machine volume attached? Just wondering.
Yes. Time Machine working overtime.
Maybe it's picking the duplicate styles from there. Just speculating.
Maybe it's picking the duplicate styles...
My first was my first thought too was dup fonts. Font Book found a few.
This is, however, specific to PsCS6.
but... Time Machine is a good point. I'm not sure how to check on dup fonts in TM. I'm just using (for now) Font Book to organize fonts. It has just been recently (during PsCS6 testing) that I have been getting messages that TM drive is full and needs to overwrite.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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...not sure how to check on dup fonts in TM...
By temporarily unmounting the TM volume before relaunching Ps maybe?
I think that this may be being being triggered by the fonts being duplicated in several different Libraries.
On my Mac (OSX 10.6.8), the same fonts were listed in HD/System/Library/Fonts; and in HD/Library/Fonts.
I have now set FontAgent Pro to "Manage System Fonts" and I am no longer seeing duplicated font names in the PS CS6 Font menu.
I have also removed the Asian and Middle Eastern Adobe fonts from the HD/System/Library/Fonts folder and so they no longer appear in the menu and this does not seem to have upset Photoshop in any way.
I do not use FontBook (I emptied and disabled it years ago) so it's not part of the equation here.
One problem:
Fonts which work perfectly well in InDesign CS 5.5 (namely the complete and extended set of Minion Pro) will not work in Photoshop CS6 and trigger this error message:
I have discovered where my MinionPro problem was coming from:
The set of ten Minion Pro fonts that are installed in the HD/Library/Fonts folder (which are of 2012 vintage) work correctly in Photoshop CS6 (including the two Condensed faces).
My "complete family" set of 48 faces dates from 2002 and it is the Condensed, Display, Caption and Subhead faces in the 2002 set which trigger the error message both in Photoshop CS6 and in CS5 — although they work perfectly well in both illustrator and Indesign CS 5.5.
I very seldom set type in Photoshop and it was only because I was systematically testing the extended Type families in CS6 that I came upon this anomaly.
It probably isn't that important, because it is unlikely that many people use Caption, Subhead and Display type-styles in Photoshop but the Bug should be recorded in Adobe's database.
I hadn't discovered the problem before this — even though I have had the 48-face Minion Pro family installed on my computers for the past ten years!
I'm not having any font issues but I'll provide a little information to hopefully help with the troubleshooting of the issue.
My system is a Mac Pro OSX 10.7.3 and I've turned off Font Book and Time Machine due to severe issues in the past. Haven't had any trouble since.
In place of Font Book, I use Linotype FontExplorer X. That resolved all of my font problems permanently.
Yes, this is a TYPE bug.
Delete Photoshop preferences file (hold down shift + option or command keys at once) on launch may help, please try.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks to Kyoko, we have a script that may help with this issue.
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I'm developing a multilanguage SMS talker program. I've just porting multilanguage espeak TTS (text to speech) library to iphone.
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Teen robbed at gunpoint while pumping gas
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Authorities are looking for an assailant who robbed an 18-year-old man at gunpoint as the victim pumped gas at a Little Rock station.
It happened shortly after 11 p.m. Monday at the Valero at 8921 Fourche Dam Pike, police said.
The victim told investigators the robber first asked whether he smoked marijuana, next asked for money and then pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's wallet as he gave the man a dollar.
According to a Little Rock Police Department report, the robber then got in a car described as a dark red or maroon older-model sedan and drove north from the area with the stolen wallet.
The robber is described as a 25- to 35-year-old black man who stood about 5-foot-9 and weighed about 140 pounds. He was wearing a black, gray and red knit cap, and bluejeans.
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rosj2002 says... December 11, 2013 at 12:25 p.m.
Again......when are the legally armed citizens of Little Rock going to start taking a bite outta crime? The police can't solve your problems.
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FoxFifty says... December 11, 2013 at 12:55 p.m.
Ya know a little splash of 87 octane in the face would have stunned the worthless POS.
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LR1955 says... December 11, 2013 at 2:08 p.m.
First, buying gas at night anywhere in LR/NLR is risky unless you're a CCL holder and have a good assessment of your surroundings when you enter a place of business at night.
Arkansas does NOT have a castle doctrine law, also known as "stand your ground" or a "make my day" law. So technically we should be giving it up or trying to escape with shooting being a last choice if cornered or trapped. We may be legally armed but it gets kind gray when considering can we legally shoot. In your house, probably OK, across a gas station parking lot, you're taking a chance on being arrested yourself.
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AmericasDoomed says... December 11, 2013 at 2:42 p.m.
If a person points a gun at you I believe you have the right to shoot them. They are commiting a felony and I would consider my life in danger.
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SurferDuuuude says... December 11, 2013 at 3:07 p.m.
In a gunfight, the most important rule is..............HAVE A GUN!!
Shooting Advice from various Concealed Carry Instructors.
If you own a gun, you will appreciate these rules.
If not, you should get one and learn how to use it and learn the rules :
A: Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.
B: It's always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
C: Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not necessarily you.
D: Never let someone or something that threatens you get inside arm's length.
E: Never say "I've got a gun." If you absolutely need to use deadly force, the first sound they hear should be the safety clicking off.
F: The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes, the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.
G: The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win - There is no such thing as a fair fight. Always win - cheat if necessary.
H: Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets . . . You may get killed with your own gun, but he or she will have to beat
you to death with it, 'cause it will be empty.
I: If you're in a gun fight:
If you're not shooting, you should be loading.
If you're not loading, you should be moving.
If you're not moving, you're dead.
J: In a life and death situation, do something . . . It may be wrong, but do something!
K: If you carry a gun, people call you paranoid. Nonsense! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?
L: You can say 'stop' or any other word, but a large bore muzzle pointed at someone's head is pretty much a universal language.
M:You cannot save the planet, but you may be able to save yourself and your family.
If you believe in the 2nd Amendment, forward to others you know who also believe .
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading...
"Thomas Jefferson ( yep, he did say it...look it up )
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Pobucker says... December 11, 2013 at 3:36 p.m.
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CCNelson says... December 11, 2013 at 4:03 p.m.
Thank You Packman very well said & true
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Foghorn says... December 11, 2013 at 7:50 p.m.
Thank you for the refresher Packman.
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Pscyclepath says... December 11, 2013 at 8:13 p.m.
This young fellow was 18, so he is too young to get a CHCL, and actually too young to purchase or carry a handgun on his own.
ATMs, gas stations, and in this season, shopping center parking lots are the salt licks around which these predators seek their prey. You need to be aware of your surroundings when you pull in there, as well as any strangers (which could be anybody) approaching you. Don't let anyone you don't know or don't trust inside your comfort zone. The mistake that this young fellow actually made was engaging the stranger, and letting him get in close enough to surprise him at gunpoint. Heartless as it might seem, the appropriate response is "Sorry sir... I can't help you..." and keep a wary eye on him. If he continues to edge in, get your commanding voice on, "STOP! LEAVE ME ALONE" as loudly as you can, and personally at that point I would be on red alert and ready to react. Keep some barrier -- the car door, a gas pump, or something, between you and the intruder. Get your business done, and get out of there as quickly and safely as you can.
About this time last year I found myself out in dark places a lot more than I was used to, and invested in a CHCL and some self-defense training to go with it. Except when I'm in a "prohibited place," I almost always have a sidearm of some sort on me or in reach. When I'm out in the open in these sorts of places, I'm on alert, and looking out for potential dangers. I'm definitely not looking for trouble, but am prepared as much as I can if something should come up. THis time of year, there are predators out there. BE careful around the water holes and salt licks...
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Latest trend: 8-0-1 since Jan 6th, averaging four goals and 1.78 goals against per game with a 29.2 percent PP efficiency.
Jonas Hiller is 6-0-1, 1.50 GAA and .947 SP in the last eight contests. There probably isn't a "hotter" goalie at the moment than him, which makes now a perfect time to acquire him from an unsuspecting owner. Cam Fowler has increased his SOG per game average from 1.24 up to 1.44.
Watch Jason Blake: he has 8 points and 25 SOG during this "hot streak", while averaging just 13:26 and 1:16 per contest. The point production vs. TOI ratio just doesn't match up, so expect a decline moving forward.
Interesting stat: Ducks now need to go 22-8-5 to have a better than 50 percent chance of making post-season.
Latest trend: 5-1-1 since Jan 7th, averaging 2.86 goals and 1.86 goals against per game with a 23.8 percent PP efficiency.
Miikka Kiprusoff has been just as hot as Hiller, as he's gone 5-1-1, 1.53 GAA and .944 SP in the last seven starts. Michael Cammalleri is averaging 18:39 with 2:40 on the PP and 2.25 SOG per game in a Flames' uniform. He's really gelling with Jarome Iginla and Micheal Backlund on the top line. Speaking of Backlund (2 percent Yahoo! owned), he's averaging 18:11 per contest and the reigns have finally come off.
Watch Lee Stempniak, he has 8 points and 18 SOG during this "hot streak", while averaging just 16:31 and 1:34 per contest. Same situation as Blake, the point production vs. TOI ratio won't last, so expect a bit of a decline moving forward.
Latest trend: 5-1-1 since Jan 10th, averaging 3.86 goals and 2.57 goals against per game with a 25 percent PP efficiency.
Since Patrick Sharp's injury, Viktor Stalberg has filled in nicely on the Hawks' top line. He has seven points and 23 SOG all while averaging 15:43per contest. Only drawback is he's seeing next to zero PP TOI, as he's averaging just 16 seconds per game. On the flip side, Steve Montador is averaging 2:02 on the PP per game during the last seven games. The Hawks are experimenting with him playing a "Byfuglien-like" role creating traffic in front of the opposition's net. Jonathan Toews splits: 1.24 points-per-game on the road compared to 0.86 at home, which should be favourable since the Hawks have a ratio of 20 to 13 road to home games moving forward.
Corey Crawford has a pretty decent 18-11-4 overall record, but it's the peripherals that are the killer. His 2.88 GAA and .902 SP are ranked 35th and 36th amongst all goalies respectively.
Latest trend: 3-2-0 during the last five, averaging 2.4 goals and 2.8 goals against per game with a 28.6 percent PP efficiency.
Paul Stastny has been on fire since Peter Mueller has returned back from his concussion issue. Stastny has seven points along with 17 SOG in the last five. Mueller (16 percent Yahoo! owned) is seeing his ice-time spike, averaging 18:38 and 2:37 on the PP per game in the last three.
Semyon Varlamov has been a major flop as an off-season acquisition, especially given the high price that the Avs sacrificed in order to land him. His GAA and SP rank 39th are tied for 38th in the league respectively.
Interesting note: The Avs have over $65 million in pro-rated cap space to spend at the deadline according to capgeek.com. With the Devils in huge financial trouble, could they possibly use a package of Ryan Stoa, Tyson Barrie and maybe a second round draft pick to land Parise?
Latest trend: 2-5-1 since Jan. 8th, averaging 2.25 goals and 3.63 goals against per game with a 19 percent PP efficiency.
One of the lone bright spots for the Jackets has been the play of Derick Brassard (12 percent Yahoo! owned). He has four points and 21 SOG while spending plenty of time (49.6 percent of his overall TOI), alongside star Rick Nash during the last eight contests.
Vinny Prospal has hit a bit of a dry spell after starting this campaign on nearly a point-per-game pace. He has just three points in the last 10 contests and has seen his ice-time dip down to 17:03 and 2:35 on the PP compared to 18:43 and 3:41 before the change of the calendar year.
Latest trend: 0-4-1 since Jan. 14th, averaging 1.2 goals and 2.6 goals against per game while going 1 for 13 (7.7 percent) on the PP.
Tom Wandell (0 percent Yahoo! owned), has managed to take advantage of Mike Ribeiro's knee injury to average 2.8 SOG and 1:56 on the PP per game. Although Trevor Daley has always been thought of as a "defensive defenseman", he's on pace to establish a new career-high in points (29), and SOG (141). Daley is averaging 2.2 SOG in the last five.
After starting the season 14-5-1, Kari Lehtonen is just 2-6-0 with a 3.01 GAA and a .895 SP in January. Read note below.
Interesting note: If the Stars slip any further down the standings in the next couple of weeks, they could be "sellers" at the trade deadline. They could potentially lose both Sheldon Souray and most importantly Nicklas Grossman who are both headed to UFA status in the off-season. Nicklas Grossman leads the team with 90 BS as well as chipping in with 79 HITs, which could really change the complexion of the defensive unit in front of him.
Latest trend: 7-0-0 since Jan. 12th, 3.29 goals and 1.57 goals against per game with a 16 percent PP efficiency.
Pavel Datsyuk is on a hot streak with 10 points and 14 SOG during the last seven contests. Todd Bertuzzi, who's Datsyuk's line mate, is also reaping the benefits with seven points and 15 SOG during the same span. At just 30 percent Yahoo! owned, he's a great buy for the remainder of the season. Tomas Holmstrom doesn't have the points to show for it, but he is receiving plenty of PP TOI (2:39 per contest), alongside Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg on Detroit's top unit, which should see the points pick up fairly soon.
Jiri Hudler has had "okay" numbers (17:02 and 1:49), during this seven game span, but the big one that jumps out at me is the lack of SOG. He has registered only eight since Jan 12th (1.14 per contest).
Latest trend: 2-7-1 since Jan. 3rd, averaging 1.6 goals and 3.2 goals against per game with a 21.4 percent PP efficiency.
Sam Gagner's offensive game is starting to come around. He has five points in the last 10 contests. With Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle returning it should help him pick up a few more extra points until Ryan Nugent-Hopkins returns after the ASB. I've been reading quite a few rumors regarding Ales Hemsky and Ryan Smyth being poached. If they end up going to contenders, Detroit, Pittsburgh or Nashville, their value could sky rocket.
Shawn Horcoff has a monstrous lone point in the last 10 contests. The days of the high octane Smyth-Horcoff-Hemsky offensive trio are truly over. I know it's never a good thing to give up on a young 20-year old prospect, but could the Oilers be better off moving him while his value is still relatively high at the deadline? I mean with RNH, Hall, Eberle, Gagner, Horcoff and a plethora of young offensive talents, would he really get a fair crack at a top-six gig anyway?


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 22, 2013 – James Madison sophomore swimmer Sin Hye Won (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) became the first swimmer in school history to compete in the NCAA Championships Friday, finishing 43rd in the preliminaries of the 100-yard breaststroke.
The NCAA Championships are being held at the IU Natatorium and IUPUI Sports Complex in Indianapolis, Ind., this week. Won joins senior diver Kimberly Helfrich (Fort Belvoir, Va./West Springfield) as the only members of the JMU Swimming and Diving team to compete in the NCAA Championships. Helfrich competed in both the one-meter and three-meter boards in the 2011 championship.
"We are very proud of Sin Hye representing James Madison on a national stage," head swimming and diving coach Samantha Smith said. "As a program, we have achieved many NCAA qualifying standards, but she is the first female to be invited to swim at this meet."
Smith added, "Naturally, Sin Hye had a lot of nerves this morning going into her first race. Although she didn't record the time she was hoping for, we are happy with her success. She learned a lot, gained invaluable experience and is excited for another race tomorrow."
Won turned in a time of 1:01.71 to finish the swim 43rd out of 48 participants. She holds the school record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.29. The sophomore established that mark at the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association Championships, last month.
Won wraps up her trip to Indianapolis and the NCAA Championships on Saturday by participating in the 200-yard breaststroke. She qualified 49th in the 200 with a time of 2:13.60. Saturday's preliminary session starts at 11 a.m.
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Library Street Collective has yet another successful opening
Library Street Collective is becoming one of the powerhouse galleries in Detroit by bringing big name artists from several genres to the Detroit area. Their first show to open the gallery under its new name was nothing short of huge, showcasing the work of famed artist Revok. This time around they delve into the realm of Minimal, Abstract, and Geometric art by showcasing three artists in these genres.
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Dance Performance, Kids' Activities Part of the Fun atClark Family Day March 1
For Immediate Release
February 20, 2003
A performance by African dance ensemble Kusika is one of the highlights of an afternoon of family fun on Saturday, March 1, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the Clark Art Institute. The family day, celebrating the exhibition Renoir and Algeria, will also include a gallery talk, drawing lessons from a live model, dress-up photos, and craft activities. Admission is free.
The theme of the afternoon is the portraits of French Impressionist artist Pierre Auguste Renoir. At 1:00 p.m., curator of education Michael Cassin will lead a gallery talk exploring Renoir' portraits. At 2:00 p.m., children may try their own hand at portraiture.
Kusika will invite children to participate in traditional African dance, music, and storytelling in the auditorium at 3:00 p.m. Kusika is a joint program of the Williams College music and dance departments and includes students and community members.
Throughout the afternoon, children will have the opportunity to make stick puppets and other crafts. A self-guided tour for children and adults will also be available. Kids may also have their picture taken in a "Renoir portrait," dressed up as "Monsieur Fournaise" or "Mademoiselle Fleury in Algerian Costume."
The program is the first of two family days offered in connection with Renoir and Algeria. On Saturday, April 5, the focus will be on Renoir's still life and landscape painting.
Renoir and Algeria is the first exhibition devoted to the Algerian subjects inspired by Renoir's trips to the French colony in 1881 and 1882. Seventeen paintings by Renoir, as well as a selection of travel postcards and photographs, are included in the exhibition, on view through May 11.
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Gallery admission is free through May. For more information call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.


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UWS 4.01 DISMISSAL FOR CAUSE. (1) Any faculty member having tenure may be dismissed only by the board and only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. Any faculty member having a probationary appointment may be dismissed prior to the end of his/her term of appointment only by the board and only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. A decision not to renew a probationary appointment or not to grant tenure does not constitute a dismissal.
(2) A faculty member is entitled to enjoy and exercise all the rights and privileges of a United States citizen, and the rights and privileges of academic freedom as they are generally understood in the academic community. This policy shall be observed in determining whether or not just cause for dismissal exists. The burden of proof of the existence of just cause for a dismissal is on the administration.
UWS 4.02 RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHARGES. (1) Whenever the chancellor of an institution within the university of Wisconsin system receives a complaint against a faculty member which he/she deems substantial and which, if true, might lead to dismissal under s. UWS 4.01, the chancellor shall within a reasonable time initiate an investigation and shall, prior to reaching a decision on filing charges, offer to discuss the matter informally with the faculty member. A faculty member may be dismissed only after receipt of a written statement of specific charges from the chancellor as the chief administrative officer of the institution and, if a hearing is requested by the faculty member, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the faculty member does not request a hearing, action shall proceed along normal administrative lines but the provisions of ss. UWS 4.02, 4.09, and 4.10 shall still apply.
(2) Any formal statement of specific charges for dismissal sent to a faculty member shall be accompanied by a statement of the appeal procedures available to the faculty member.
(3) The statement of charges shall be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested. If such service cannot be made within 20 days, service shall be accomplished by first class mail and by publication as if the statement of charges were a summons and the provisions of s. 262.06(1)(c), Stats., [sic] were applicable. Such service by mailing and publication shall be effective as of the first insertion of the notice of statement of charges in the newspaper.
UWS 4.03 STANDING FACULTY COMMITTEE. The faculty of each institution shall provide a standing committee charged with hearing dismissal cases and making recommendations under this chapter. This standing faculty committee shall operate as the hearing agent for the board pursuant to s. 227.12, Stats., and conduct the hearing, make a verbatim record of the hearing, prepare a summary of the evidence and transmit such record and summary along with its recommended findings of law and decision to the board according to s. UWS 4.07.UWP. The standing faculty committee called for in UWS 4.03 shall be the Appeals Commission. See Faculty Bylaws, Part II, Article XII, Section 1.
UWS 4.04 HEARING. If the faculty member requests a hearing within 20 days of notice of the statement of charges (25 days if notice is by first class mail and publication), such a hearing shall be held not later than 20 days after the request except that this time limit may be enlarged by mutual written consent of the parties, or by order of the hearing committee. The request for a hearing shall be addressed in writing to the chairperson of the standing faculty committee created under s. UWS 4.03.
UWS 4.05 ADEQUATE DUE PROCESS. (1) A fair hearing for a faculty member whose dismissal is sought under s. UWS 4.01 shall include the following:
UWS 4.06 PROCEDURAL GUARANTEES. (1) Any hearing held shall comply with the requirements set forth in s. UWS 4.05. The following requirements shall also be observed:
UWS 4.07 RECOMMENDATIONS: TO THE CHANCELLOR: TO THE REGENTS. (1) The faculty hearing committee shall send to the chancellor and to the faculty member concerned, as soon as practicable after conclusion of the hearing, a verbatim record of the testimony and a copy of its report, findings, and recommendations. The committee may determine that while adequate cause for discipline exists, some sanction less severe than dismissal is more appropriate. Within 20 days after receipt of this material the chancellor shall review it and afford the faculty member an opportunity to discuss it. The chancellor shall prepare a written recommendation within 20 days following the meeting with the faculty member, unless his/her proposed recommendation differs substantially from that of the committee. If the chancellor's proposed recommendations differ substantially from those of the faculty hearing committee, the chancellor shall promptly consult the faculty hearing committee and provide the committee with a reasonable opportunity for a written response prior to forwarding his/her recommendation. If the recommendation is for dismissal, the recommendation shall be submitted through the president of the system to the board. A copy of the faculty hearing committee's report and recommendations shall be forwarded through the president of the system to the board along with the chancellor's recommendation. A copy of the chancellor's recommendation shall also be sent to the faculty member concerned and to the faculty committee.
(2) Disciplinary action other than dismissal may be taken by the chancellor, after affording the faculty member an opportunity to be heard on the record, except that, upon written request by the faculty member, such action shall be submitted as a recommendation through the president to the board together with a copy of the faculty hearing committee's report and recommendation.
UWS 4.08 BOARD REVIEW. (1) If the chancellor recommends dismissal, the board shall review the record before the faculty hearing committee and provide an opportunity for filing exceptions to the recommendations of the hearing committee or chancellor, and for oral arguments, unless the board decides to drop the charges against the faculty member without a hearing or the faculty member elects to waive a hearing. This hearing shall be closed unless the faculty member requests an open hearing (see s. 66.77, Stats., Open Meeting Law).
(2) If, after the hearing, the board decides to take action different from the recommendation of the faculty hearing committee and/or the chancellor, then before taking final action the board shall consult with the faculty hearing committee and/or the chancellor, as appropriate.
(3) If a faculty member whose dismissal is sought does not request a hearing pursuant to s. UWS 4.04 the board shall take appropriate action upon receipt of the statement of charges and the recommendation of the chancellor.
UWS 4.09 SUSPENSION FROM DUTIES. Pending the final decision as to his/her dismissal, the faculty member shall not normally be relieved of duties; but if, after consultation with appropriate faculty committees the chancellor finds that substantial harm to the institution may result if the faculty member is continued in his/her position, the faculty member may be relieved immediately of his/her duties, but his/her salary shall continue until the board makes its decision as to dismissal.UWP. The appropriate faculty committee for consultation in cases of suspension from duties shall be the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate. See Faculty Bylaws, Part I, Article VI, Section 1.
UWS 4.10 DATE OF DISMISSAL. A decision by the board ordering dismissal shall specify the effective date of the dismissal.


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The Cleburne County Commission approved transferring the old Emergency Management Agency building on Davenport Drive to the Board of Education at the June meeting with the stipulation that the board handle all the legal work associated with the transfer.
The board members hired Birmingham attorney Charles Beavers to do the title search on the property, which they intend to use as a new central office.
Superintendent Claire Dryden said at the board's meeting on Monday that Beavers had informed her that the county didn't own the building.
County property records show that the Farmers Market Authority, a state agency that promotes and advocates for farmers markets and direct market farmers, has owned the property since 1981.
The 6.5 acre property was used in the 1980s as a farmers market and hosted events such as rodeos, said Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner Joyce Fuller. Fuller remembers hosting a fundraiser for a volunteer fire department in the old market pavilion in the late 1980s, she said.
Don Wambles, director of the authority, said the state agency has been the target of drastic budget cuts over the last several years. It has gotten to the point that the agency can no longer continue to serve its clients well. So, the agency is being absorbed into the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries as of Aug. 1, Wambles said.
County Administrator Steve Swafford said Tuesday morning it would be clearer for everyone if the ownership of the property could be solved before Aug. 1.
Wambles said Cleburne County transferred the property to the authority as part of a standard lease agreement in 1981. In a standard lease agreement, the authority built facilities on the property for the market and then the county or municipality leased them until the balance was paid. It was really a financing arrangement, Wambles said. The leases lasted anywhere from 10 to 20 years, Wambles said. Cleburne County's was a 20-year lease, he added.
But during that time, the county stopped using the property for a farmers market. It built the EMA building on the site of the pavilion in 1991 and renovated it in 1994, according to property tax records. Swafford though said the building was built in 1994.
After some research, Wambles said he found the authority deeded the property back to the county on Mar. 9, 2008, Wambles said.
"Cleburne County owns it free and clear," Wambles said. "The county just needs to record the deed." Swafford said Tuesday afternoon the paperwork "just fell through the crack somehow."
But he took care of that on Tuesday and a copy of the deed was on its way to Beavers, Swafford said. The county cannot record the deed with a copy, said Vanessa Ivey, from the probate office. Ivey said when the county can get the original deed to the office, she will record it.
The transfer will go on and the Board of Education can move into their new offices as planned, he added.
Dryden said the administration hopes to move into their new quarters after setting up phone and computer systems, probably during the fall break in October.


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DETROIT - After 42 seasons, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association put on one final bash in Detroit over the weekend with its annual awards show on Friday at downtown's historic Fox Theatre and championship tournament on Saturday and Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.
Starting in the fall, the league's final configuration of 11 teams will split into four different conference with 2013 Mason Cup Champion Notre Dame going to Hockey East, regular season champion Miami and Western Michigan heading to the new National Collegiate Hockey Conference and the league's marquee schools - Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State - joining the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Northern Michigan, Lake Superior State, Ferris State, Bowling Green State and Alaska will head to a new-look WCHA.
Mining Journal Sports Editor Matt Wellens was in Detroit for the end of the CCHA. On Saturday following the league semifinal victories by Notre Dame and Michigan, he sat down with commissioner Fred Pletsch in the bowels of Joe Louis Arena to talk about the challenges college hockey will face in the future and what is to become of the 42-year-old CCHA.
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CCHA commissioner Fred Pletsch addresses the crowd on Sunday at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit and on television on FS Detroit prior to the presentation of the Mason Cup to CCHA tournament champions Notre Dame. With the league dissolving, the regular season and tournament championship trophies will be put on display at Bowling Green State, which was the only school to be a part of the CCHA all 42 seasons. (Journal photo by Adelle Whitefoot)
For the full interview, visit the Inside 1401 Sports Blog by clicking the link below or visit: www.miningjournal.net/page/blogs.detail/display/260/Q-A--CCHA-Commissioner-Fred-Pletsch-discusses-future-of-college-hockey--end-of-42-year-old-league.html


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The memories that mean the most to me aren't the ones of earthly victories, of book contracts, favorable reviews, admiration, love and such; all too often over time those have turned out to be fools' gold, bright and flashy and worth nothing at all.
There are only a few of the other kind, authentic and immune to time and space, that sustain happiness and sanity.
I have maybe half a dozen of those magical memories in my stash; not much, perhaps, for a long lifetime, but just one of them unlocks every door and dissolves the prison walls that keep us enslaved, blind and deluded: literally priceless.
Put it this way: if you were up hiking, and saw a regular run of the mill average aspen suddenly transmogrify into the eternal Tree of Life, each jingling jade leaf inscribed with runes that melded into horned owls, coyotes, badgers, pumas, porcupines, pygmy desert rattlesnakes, red-eyed raging bears and redtail hawks, with the sun and the moon whirling like dervishes in the topmost branches, and when you got home you found an owl's barred wingfeather and a porcupine quill in your jacket pocket, would anything be the same again from that moment on?
Or would the memory of it make the world of social popularity, profit and loss, flags, ideologies and gridlock, glory and its twin brother disgrace, the fickle false everyday world, look like the counterfeit way of life that it is?
I remember once, long, long ago, when a relationship that meant everything to me (I thought), suddenly collapsed without warning. I should have seen it coming, and 90 percent of it was my fault, but I was young and blind and at the same time idiotically able to fall in love, lust, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, at the drop of a set of black silk briefs on the floor of the apartment of a girl whose name I still wasn't sure of….
But that didn't diminish the existential despair I felt, the kind of depression that physically hurts, a knife in your throat, an icicle corkscrew in your gut, the whole poison enchilada.
I was sitting on the bed of my cabin outside Boulder, praying abjectly for someone, something, to save me, when suddenly a figure appeared in the air in front of me: a potbellied dark glowing figure with a razor-sharp sword in one hand. Without a word, this apparition suddenly sliced with his sword, cutting a thin cord that I suddenly saw was all that connected my deluded, self-pitying head from the rest of my body; my head floated away like a balloon and vanished, poof! and with it all my agony was gone as if it had never existed…and the sword-bearing god had disappeared, too.
A few months later, doing research for my anthropology doctorate, I opened an obscure old book on the Tantric statues in a Buddhist temple in Beijing, small black and white photos of literally hundreds of deities, and there among the regiments of wrathful ones, the squat dark Sumo-esque figures with huge glaring eyes and gnashing teeth, the ones that stomp on ignorance and delusion and beat the snot out of the enemies of the Truth.
It was definitely him, down to the smallest odd detail: For instance, his sword had a double handguard unlike any sword I had ever heard of or seen before.
And a week after that, poking through more eclectic literature, I read an article on Apache petroglyphs. There was a photograph of a figure inscribed on the wall of a cave in a remote part of one of the Apache reservation. It was the exact same being that appeared in the vision and cut off my head, saving my sanity and peace of mind, and the same one portrayed in the statue in Beijing, right down to the strange sword.
The caption stated that according to the local Indians, the image on the cave wall was their most important, most ancient god, the one that accompanied them on their journey to the present-day world. As far as I was concerned, it wasn't imaginary or unreal; in fact, it was quite the opposite, an eternal "person" with the power to be everywhere at the same time, and to rescue troubled souls, vanquish illusions and illuminate the way for age-old tribes on their hazardous journeys through the shadowlands of existence.


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New Chief Judge Brawka begins reshaping Kane County courts
By Matt Brennan For The Beacon-News November 16, 2012 12:24PM
16th Circuit Chief Judge Judith Brawka
Updated: November 17, 2012 9:27PM
New Chief Judge Judith Brawka is in the process of determining how to balance judiciary positions with courtroom space in the 16th Judicial Circuit.
At a meeting with the Kane County Board Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Friday, Brawka said the every-other Friday closings of the Elgin and Aurora branch courts will remain in place, while the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles will no longer close on Mondays.
Brawka, elected as new chief judge earlier this month, is dealing with several changes to the judiciary as she begins her tenure as the first female chief judge of the circuit. In her new role, she is tasked with allocating judiciary resources.
Starting in December, Kane County will be alone in the 16th Circuit, with DeKalb and Kendall counties splitting off into the new 23rd Circuit.
Kane will also face the departure of long time Judges Timothy Sheldon, Allan Anderson, and Robert Janes. There will be five new judges appointed in the county in the next 90 days.
"My objective is to make good use of our judge time," she said.
Aurora attorney Rene Cruz and former Kane County Assistant State's Attorney Christine Downs are finalists to become judges within the county.
Judiciary and Public Safety Committee member Christina Castro, D-Elgin, has made the push for a minority judge, as other County Board members have in the past.
"It's sad to see our good judges retire, but it also opens up some opportunities to have minorities," she said.
Committee member, Jim Mitchell R-North Aurora, also suggested examining ways to reduce the number of required court appearances for members of the public, as a way to reduce stress on the court system. The county may not have a large say in this however, because the state sets what infractions require a mandatory court appearance.
Mitchell said that the county could help to lobby the state in situations where mandatory appearances may place unneeded strain on the system.
Brawka also said that even that might not completely reduce the amount of court traffic.
"Just because you don't have to go to court doesn't mean that someone won't want to come to court," she said.


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The city of Grand Junction will start "Listening Tour" public meetings regarding public safety facilities on Thursday. A public meeting is scheduled in each City Council district…
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